News & Media
In conversation with Unisa’s Chancellor
Speaking at a well-attended engagement with students and diplomats, Dr Thabo Mbeki encouraged the audience to support and sustain the country’s development and touched on a number of topical issues, including the energy crisis and the National Development Plan. Read more
Reimagining excellence in academic projects
In collaboration with Botswana Open University, Unisa hosted a Regional Model Symposium where esteemed experts from various higher education institutions, especially around the African continent, shared unique expertise and their institutions’ experiences and good governance. Read more
Turning the page: In conversation with Jessica Lynn
The Institute of Gender studies recently hosted Jessica Lynn, who shared her personal transgender journey during a webinar in which she movingly discussed transitioning, love and heartache with the audience. Read more
Study explores ways to increase staff performance and outputs
A study by Dr Richard Harding explores how staff and management can function towards a greater vision of delivering key services timely and efficiently through service delivery frameworks supported by research. Read more
Receiving ASSAf membership is exhilarating, affirming and satisfying
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has honoured Unisa's Prof Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele) as a member, recognising her as one of the country's most outstanding and celebrated scholars. Read more
Unisa adds academic muscle to African genome research
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences recently hosted a meeting of the African BioGenome Project, an impressive Africa-led effort to sequence the genomes of plants, animals, fungi and protists that are endemic to the continent. Read more
Student exchange opens students’ eyes to international entrepreneurship trends
Unisa students promoted their research and innovation and participated in innovation and business plan competitions by presenting projects geared toward addressing some of Africa's societal and socio-economic challenges at three international universities. Read more
Midlands Region calls upon women to collaborate
A recent dialogue hosted by the region focused on mentoring and women in leadership, and encouraging women to collaborate and support one another. Read more
Shortening patient queues using 4IR technology
In his inaugural lecture, Prof Ngoako Marutha proposed using the latest technology to move patient queues to the cloud for quality healthcare in South Africa. Read more
The journey of the NCPC-SA
CGS hosted an interdisciplinary seminar live in more than 17 countries across Africa, various parts of Europe, the United States and India. The seminar offered an informative account of the 20-year-old journey of the NCPC-SA and its contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals through resource efficiency and cleaner production. Read more